Comments on: SanDisk Sansa slotMusic Player: the new Discman?

SanDisk announces an ultracheap Sansa MP3 player to accompany the new slotMusic media cards.

[askj113]

It's got DRM up the wazoo, they're tiny and easy to lose, and the internet is undeniably the future of media. Technophobe-friendly or not, I can't see this making much of a splash

[mountain_racer]

No DRM at all !!!!!! DRM free!!!!!!! Come on folks, don't ASSUME or you make a .......out of yourself

[ofmyony]

In every article I have read it does not have any drm (copyright protection). It is mp3 format at 320kbps data rate.

[arshield]

I just bought an 8 GB Sansa player with a decent screen and a SD card slot for $55. Why would you want this.

[roke4181]

I had to be dragged into the Ipod/MP3 player revolution (and I still don't own an Ipod). You see, I rocked the minidisc player for about a decade before finally buying a sony MP3 walkman earlier this year, and I see this new player suffering from similar problems getting off the ground as the minidisc. Why would most people want two separate components to locate before running out to do whatever they do? Especially with poor-ish sound quality, I don't see this taking off.

[jsfabb]

Does this seem a little backasswards or is it me? If anything this should have happened before direct downloads to an mp3 player. I like SanDisk, but I think they really blew this one.

[celticbrewer]

Will it take microSDHC? I'm assuming not. Too bad as that would make a cheap and simple mp3 player.

[Jasmineflower]

Yes, it accepts 16GB MicroSD cards. I was trying not to ramble on too much in the blog, but will include that and other information in the review, which is coming soon.

[forever4now]

For the people who still insist on something physical, this would be a MAJOR improvement over CDs, (environmentally speaking). Also, the cards are big enough for a WAV version, if the studios wanted to release them that way.

In general, the microSD card, especially when it gets to the 10s (100s?) of GBytes, could end up being a good format to move music between your mobile phone, your portable player for the gym, your car, your home stereo, your PC, etc. (rather than plugging in cables or using docking stations for your ipod wherever you go).

[HulkSmashForever]

It definitely won't replace my Fuze (or the upcoming 8GB Clip), but it's still kinda cool to have for fans and users of SanDisk players.

[mykick22]

Sandisk should fire their marketing people for this one. This is a 2008 version of the Sony MiniDisc..no one even REMEMBERS MiniDisc...

[gerrald54]

I have a large vinyl record collection and this format seems the way to transfer some of my music to a portable device. What will a record sound like on such a small format? Any comments or advice would be appreaceted. [e-mail]. Thanks.

[katrina_shiree]

To me, these little cards are a good idea...except you have the same problem you had with cds. You spend $15 and you like 3 or 4 songs on the album. THAT'S the major problem. I know older people/less tech savy people would like these. But I couldn't see most people going back to the days of paying for entire albums when you really just want to download a few songs. I will say, this notion would be far more attractive with little sd card movies. Now THAT I'd go for. Since getting cheap movies online onto various players is far harder than songs (and more time consuming). So memo to sandisk: nice intro idea...but make the cards cheaper...and switch to/add sd movies. I think a few kid players by disney already have that available, but it's just a few movies...so I think companies should really seize on that idea over music, since it's so cheap and easy online even for novices.

[purrtle]

I love the slotMusic idea. I already had a mp3 player with micro sd slot. I have been buying the cards and loading my music on them. But for any new music I want I'll just buy the slotMusic cards preloaded. This is gonna save alot of time and money for me. No more downloading 1 song at a time @ 99 cents each then having to either sync it or transfer it. I always preffered getting the whole album anyway. If you consider the cost of buying the music and the microsd card plus the time you save, these things are a bargin in my book!! WTG Sansa!